Facebook seeks phone details to end hacking

LONDON: Facebook is asking each of its over 900million active users to provide their mobile phone numbers as a part of a drive to improve security on the social networking site.

LONDON: Facebook is asking each of its over 900million active users to provide their mobile phone numbers as a part of a drive to improve security on the social networking site.

Millions of users have already seen a link at the top of their profile requesting them to follow 'simple security tips'.

Clicking on the link opens the site's security page where users are asked to pick a unique password and given a tutorial on how to spot an online scam. Users are then requested to provide their phone number, the Daily Mail reports.

Facebook claims that when a user confirms their phone number it allows the site to automatically wipe their password in case their account is being hacked.